The University of Chicago Law School cordially invites you to attend the upcoming Kreisman Housing Breakfast Series event:

Environment, Development, and Community: The Case of Pilsen

Featuring panelists:

Lisa Alexander, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School 
Nelson Soza, Executive Director, Pilsen Alliance
Nick Yassan, Principal at Rany Management LLC
Jeffrey C. Rappin, JD '66, Chairman, Evergreen Real Estate Services, L.L.C.

Friday, October 23, 2015
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Program

The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, Room 304
450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive
Chicago, IL 60611 

Join us as our panelists discuss changes in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago as a springboard for examining interactions between economic development, environmental issues, and the concerns of neighborhood residents in areas experiencing redevelopment and gentrification. Researchers, developers, community leaders, and those who have an interest in Chicago's changing neighborhoods are encouraged to join this important and timely conversation.

Kindly RSVP online by October 19 here. For this event there will be a registration fee of $10.00. Current University of Chicago students and faculty may attend at no charge.

Complimentary parking will be available. 

This event is organized by the Kreisman Initiative on Housing Law and Policy at the University of Chicago Law School, which brings together the best housing research at the University of Chicago to engage the real estate, public policy, and financial communities. The Initiative is co-directed by Lee Fennell, Max Pam Professor of Law at the Law School, and Benjamin Keys, Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy.

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